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    SPOT YOUR OWN SHOT

    Oct 29, 2019 5 minutes
    BY FRANK GALLI

    I always put a heavy focus on the fundamentals of marksmanship in my articles. One of these fundamentals is natural point of aim, which we describe as rifle pointed to the target, body pointed to the rifle.

    If we go back in time and look at sling shooting, we notice that the shooters were positioned to one side behind the rifle with their dominant leg kicked up. The purpose of this position was to align the support arm directly under the rifle. You need proper bone support; and, in an unsupported, or sling-supported prone, that means your forearms are aligned straight under the stock.

    Fast-forward a few dozen years, and we’ve moved from shooting with a sling to shooting with a bipod and rear bag. The shooter’s body position needs to change now to manage the recoil in a straight line. Recoil management tells the

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